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Opinion: Comey Shows Fierce Independence But Supports Phone, Internet Sweeps
Michael E. Schmidt New York Times President Obama’s nominee for F.B.I. director, James Comey, faced a mostly friendly Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday, and he is almost assured confirmation given strong bipartisan support. But his tenure as deputy attorney general in the George W. Bush administration raises important questions about his commitment to civil liberties…
Justice Department Investigates Miami Police for Its Handling of Some Shootings
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The Justice Department will monitor the Miami Police Department because of several police-involved shootings over the past four years that didn’t appear to be justified, the Miami Herald reports. The review, which included police shootings from 2008 to 2011, is part of a civil rights investigation of the Miami police force. Of…
Privacy Rights Group Sues Federal Government Over NSA Surveillance Program
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A privacy rights group is suing the Obama administration over its NSA surveillance program, the USA Today reports. The Electronic Privacy Center has taken the case to the Supreme Court to argue the program is unconstitutional. In its petition to the court, the group said the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court ‘exceeded its…
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James Comey Defends US Surveillance Practices at FBI Confirmation Hearing
By Spencer Ackerman The Gaurdian President Barack Obama’s nominee to lead the FBI forcefully argued to the Senate that the oversight mechanisms on the government’s widespread surveillance of phone records and online habits sufficiently protect Americans’ privacy. James Comey, the former US deputy attorney general, said Tuesday that the secret surveillance court that approves…
Mexican Police Chief killed with Rifle lost in ATF’s Fast and Furious
By Richard A. Serrano Los Angeles Times WASHINGTON—A high-powered rifle lost in the ATF’s Fast and Furious controversy was used to kill a Mexican police chief in the state of Jalisco earlier this year, according to internal Department of Justice records, suggesting that weapons from the failed gun-tracking operation have now made it into the…
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High-Ranking Mobster Asks to Be Released for Helping FBI Arrest Mafia Members
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Ex-Bonanno crime boss and FBI informant wants to be freed from jail in exchange for damaging testimony against the mafia, the New York Post reportsBon. Joseph Massino, who will be re-sentenced toady, provided key testimony against former colleagues, including Vincent “Vinny Gorgeous” Basciano. “It is fair to say that not only is…